Owen picked up the information sent by Collens. The information was sorted by Maya, and the scattered news was picked out for him to review, so he could see at a glance that it was bad news.
It said that there was an abnormal increase in the number of legal professionals on the border of the empire, and there were signs of going north, which gave Owen even more headaches.
The only good thing is that now that the weather is getting colder, outsiders in the territory will not stay for too long, because the territory has no tasks for them at all, and the many soldiers also make it impossible for them to find side ways. Without income and nothing left, it is just a matter of leaving.
Sooner or later.
As for those on the border of the empire, they were forced to stop there due to the weather. After all, in the North, traveling far in winter is simply courting death, especially for outsiders. Once they lose their way, it will be difficult to escape the predicament even if they can fly.
"Although there is still a winter left, the situation is not optimistic." Owen sighed and said, Maya did not express any opinion on this.
In Maya's view, the master is good in every aspect. Except for his poor health, poor ability, poor will, and poor courage, he has no other faults. He is not greedy for money, not lustful, not cruel, not indifferent, and pure.
A problem for a purely good master is that he is always worried about being persecuted.
With the current strength of the territory, I dare not say that it would be no problem to dominate the North Territory and seize an earl title.
As for the threat from the empire, you don’t need to worry about it for at least ten years, because Maya knows these people too well. Nine out of ten of her strength is spent on interfering with each other, and only the top gang in the empire can threaten the territory with one percent of her strength.
People, but these people focus on controlling the rights of the empire, and it is impossible to care about a small issue on the northern border.
Having said that, Maya could not persuade Owen to be overly cautious. After all, it was related to the safety of her master. She had no choice but to cooperate as much as possible. After all, it was just to slow down the pace of expansion. After there was no problem with lifespan, she
Can afford to wait.
"Let Kelens come back first, and then let him go there in the spring next year to see if he can bring back some serfs." Owen pinched his brows, and considering that he would be unable to leave if it snowed, he asked Maya to write a letter to Kelens.
Come back, after all, he is the territory's commercial director, not the intelligence director.
Just like the Tibetan Mastiff, it is very powerful. The question is, what is the use of raising this thing in peaceful times?
Even if a rich boss only wants to raise a few, who would raise a bunch of them in vain?
It's not surprising that Howard's mood changed so quickly, mainly because he never expected to have such a territory so far north.
Because a large amount of wood was cut down for road construction in the Devil's Horn Forest, Maya arranged for manpower to build a wooden wall first.
Speaking of Corens, this is indeed a talent. I asked him to go and find out the situation. Not only did he complete the task well, he also brought back more than 300 serfs and dozens of civilians who had lost their land and houses, most of whom were women.
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As a pure weapon of war, every knight requires a lot of support. However, knights are so alive without war, and their descendants have doubled in number. No noble can bear it, and they can only continue to reduce the number of knights.
Treatment and quantity, otherwise there would be so many wandering knights, it would not be because they cannot afford to support them.
Howard was nearly forty years old. As a knight, he was at the peak of his life in terms of strength and experience. However, the cutoff of his upward path made him feel desperate after struggling on the border of the empire for twenty years, so he got drunk on a certain occasion.
Later, he agreed to Collens' invitation.
"Deploy two Teutonic warriors and ten ninjas to take your orders directly in order to deal with next year's situation." Irving once again chose to delegate power because he knew very well that as the territory continued to grow and develop, he could not cover everything, and he also had to
Learning magic, making puppets, building dungeons, excavating ruins, etc., he would be too busy without delegating power. He even had a job planned for Collens, who had not yet come back.
Howard was deeply touched by this, because his ancestors were all knights. Unfortunately, each generation was not as good as the last, let alone being promoted to a noble. By his grandfather's generation, there was no fiefdom. It was his father's turn to be even worse, completely marginalized, and basically
Without a bright future, the child might not even be able to become a titled knight in name only.
After sobering up, Howard regretted his drunken gaffe, but the reality was that this might be his only chance.
In fact, if he had a choice, Howard would definitely not make such a choice. The problem is that he has no choice, because his background has determined his upper limit. If he wants to break through, he can only step out of that strict class circle.
After hesitating for a night, Howard finally decided to take a risk. Just like when his father spent a huge price to send him to the Imperial Frontier Army, he resolutely took his eldest son to the Northland.
Because of the transfer of 200 farmers to become soldiers, and the addition of women this time, the male-to-female ratio of farmers in the territory now reaches six to four. Although the problem of male-female imbalance has not been completely solved, it has been greatly alleviated. More importantly, Curran
Si also brought back a talent, Knight Howard who was a former imperial frontier soldier.
Corens is a handsome man, wearing exquisite aristocratic clothes and riding a white horse. He is accompanied by knights and elite cavalry. He looks like a great aristocrat at first glance, so no matter what he says, his credibility will automatically increase by 10, so it is really true.
He recruited many people and brought them all with him when he returned this time.
The construction of wooden walls is not only excessive, but also an important lining.
The empire's borders have been uneasy recently, and many people have died. Some succeeded in taking power, some suffered losses to both sides, and some died together. Therefore, many refugees and civilians who lost their family property were collected by Corens.
It happened that at that time, the empire formed a Northland pioneering group, and his father ruthlessly spent the connections and wealth accumulated over generations to send him to the imperial frontier army.
After the owl flew away with the letter, Owen said to Maya again.
He also worked hard, starting from the patrol team, struggling all the way, fighting first in every battle, and never missed a single battle against the barbarians in the North. But twenty years later, Howard, who was suffering from injuries, still stopped at
Even though he has a knighthood and his chest is covered with medals of honor, what's the use of it.
Seeing that the child was growing up, but could only follow his old path, Howard gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and followed the well-dressed and generous Collens to the Northland. When he saw the territory in front of him, he was originally worried about being deceived along the way.
At this time, I became worried and kept thinking about how to better demonstrate my own value.
The reason why he ended up like this is not because of his ability, but because there are too many knights alive.
It would be too expensive to build a city wall purely with stone materials. The population of the territory simply cannot support the amount of work, unless the territory can popularize mechanical puppets, but this will also take enough time, so in Maya's design, small
The town wall is divided into three layers, the outermost layer of stone, the middle layer of earth, and the back wooden wall support.
When the manpower is sufficient, the wooden wall is demolished and replaced with a stone wall, so that the city wall takes shape.
Therefore, the territory shown in front of Howard has solid wooden walls, uniform buildings, and elite soldiers. This is a territory full of potential. He knows very well how rare such a territory is, and the current opportunity is for their father and son.
How important it was, so he secretly winked at his child.
Hogg, who was wearing a worn-out iron-lined leather armor, immediately understood his father's eyes and immediately puffed up his chest, holding a shield in one hand and a sledgehammer in the other, making a mighty and majestic appearance.